Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] himself [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Chatterton poured himself more bourbon , then put the bottle within my reach on the binnacle shelf . |
2 | David poured himself another cup of tea and drained it , although it was quite cold by then and horribly tannic . |
3 | Hitch poured himself another glass of Chablis , raised his eyebrows at Carol expectantly and moved the bottle towards her , but she shook her head , covering her glass with one hand . |
4 | They were well aware that before the English visit , and in an attempt to give himself some room for manoeuvre , Napoleon III had wooed the Tsar . |
5 | His suggestion that his intervention persuaded the Khmers Rouges not to disrupt the voting may be an attempt to give himself some importance . |
6 | Very slowly the boy cut himself another slice and began to eat it . |
7 | Maxie made himself some coffee and took it out to the patio , where he surveyed the work to be done . |
8 | And , while they were arguing , Conradin made himself another piece of toast . |
9 | Back at the house Philip made himself some tea and ate some cereal . |
10 | Sam Kettle was n't the only person to hate himself that morning . |
11 | possible that Paul has had a already had a reply from the Destiny people , you know , the ap at my urging Paul joins these people to find himself another girl because I 'm so sick of hearing about Karen who 's treated him made a fool of him totally |
12 | Lewis asked himself this question as he went down in the lift and crossed the arrivals hall of Terminal Two to await the exodus from Customs . |
13 | Plummer poured himself another drink , pulled his monogrammed housecoat more tightly around him and paced the sitting room slowly , glancing around at the expensive furnishings and ornaments which filled the flat . |
14 | ‘ It 's a very patriarchal family , ’ Zoë says , ‘ the family define itself as the men , with the women and children just surrounding them — so when one man gets himself another woman , it does n't change things . ’ |
15 | Fribble poured himself another measure of wine . |
16 | John poured himself another drink without taking his eyes off Maggie . |